Lateral circumflex femoral artery

circumflex femoral artery

The profunda femoris artery, femoral artery and their major branches - right thigh, anterior view. Circumflex femoral arteries labeled.

Circumpatellar anastomosis. (Descending branch of lateral femoral circumflex visible at upper left.)
Details
Source deep femoral artery
Identifiers
Latin Arteria circumflexa femoris lateralis
Dorlands
/Elsevier		 a_61/12153889
TA A12.2.16.027
FMA 20798

Anatomical terminology

The lateral circumflex femoral artery (lateral femoral circumflex artery, external circumflex artery) is an artery in the upper thigh.

Structure

The lateral femoral circumflex artery arises from the lateral side of the profunda femoris artery, passes horizontally between the divisions of the femoral nerve, and behind the sartorius and rectus femoris, and divides into ascending, transverse, and descending branches. The lateral femoral circumflex artery may occasionally arise directly from the femoral artery. The artery usually courses anterior to the femoral neck and in between the branches of femoral nerve. A rare variant where the artery passes posterior to the femoral nerve has also been reported which is of great significance to the surgeon.[1]

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References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. ↑ Goel, Shivi; Arora, Jyoti; Mehta, Vandana; Sharma, Mona; Suri, RK; Rath, Gayatri (Jan 16, 2015). "Unusual disposition of lateral circumflex femoral artery: Anatomical description and clinical implications". World Journal of Clinical Cases 3 (1): 85–88. doi:10.12998/wjcc.v3.i1.85. PMC 4295224. PMID 25610855.

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